# 蔑 — Scorn

Frequency rank 2005 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 零 (Zero), less common than 皺 (Wrinkles).

- On’yomi: べつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

Flowers on top, a net in the middle, and a weapon below — flowers hide a net over a weapon, the tools of scorn concealed beneath a beautiful surface to humiliate the unwary.

In words:

- 軽蔑 けいべつ — scorn;disdain

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